Yuletide Letter 2020
FINALLY UPDATED 11/18/2020. Sorry for the delay, it has been a hectic month. I hope my original sign-up still gave enough of an idea for the exchange fic, but here are more details finally!
Same as other years for Yuletide! Honestly, I am so very easy to please because I just love the idea of someone writing gift fic for me, so thank you! As an aside, not all nominated characters need to be included in the fic! Please write your fic naturally and I am sure I will enjoy every aspect of it. But here's a few of my likes and dislikes to help out.
Likes: I love all sorts of genres and writing styles, though I am all about hurt/comfort and angst. But I am also so very good with gen fic, and whether its drama-filled story or humorous, I'm perfectly fine with both. Other stuff I'm into but not limited to; character introspection, worldbuilding, missing scenes in canon, and emotional bonds between characters so very much. I am open to a lot of AU settings as well; such as modern, sci-fi, coffee shop variety, and canon divergance fics.
Dislikes: Tend to not be a fan of character bashing, so please refrain from that in your story. (In the case of Aegis Alver for Crestoria, the other characters -constantly- make fun of him I know, so you can keep that dynamic in). Some AUs and other tropes that I'm specifically not into include high school settings for the most part, any mpreg situations, watersports and some violent non-con. (I would rather dub-con for the most part). Would prefer nothing with reader-insert, though I am perfectly okay with 2nd POV if the character addressed in the perspective is someone within the story and not the reader themself.
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Tales of Crestoria
Aegis Alver, Kanata Hjuger
Crestoria is my new tales obsession and I do adore the protag a bunch. I'd love some more introspective fic about Kanata, particularly about his younger years growing up. How much did he idolize his father? And how long has he known Misella and how did they meet? (I also ship Kanata/Misella very much and would not mind shippy fic with them!) A look into how killing his father affected him and his views on the world would also be great, as the game seems to have passed that section a bit too quick for my liking. Can include the rest of the Crestoria gang as well - maybe bonding fic with him and Vicious? Can even do something more light-hearted, such as trying to make their way through towns without much money on hand.
Aegis Alver is another favorite character. I'd like fic exploring his guilt a bit more, particularly about Queen Rebecca's death. If you have any Tales of Destiny knowledge, fic with him and his earlier years of being a knight and working with Leon is another fun idea. I also ship him with Vicious, and if you want to include that in the story, I'd be delighted. That said, I wouldn't mind a fic of Aegis being more gen-centered, as I'd love to see his history and character explored. (Addendum: In all honesty, I ship Aegis with pretty much anyone; another recent interest is him with Yuna. So if you wanna write Aegis with another character, please feel free I would be so very interested!)
Feel free to include characters from other Tales games! I've played Symphonia, Vesperia, Abyss, and Berseria. For preferences, I like Symphonia, and my ships for it are Lloyd/Colette (OTP!) and Sheena/Zelos, so feel free to include those! For the rest of the games, any ships are welcome. You can also include other tales games/characters not listed if you want to expand on the lore of Crestoria.
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Bastion
The Kid, Rucks, Zia
It's been years since I've played Bastion, but I still adore this game a ton. I'd love fic expanding on The Kid and Ruck's relationship, and the father/son role they have going on. Things that I'd be into: missing scenes between them in-game, Rucks singing his song for The Kid (The Pantheon from the Bastion OST), and maybe even Rucks watching the The Kid work on his weapons and skills while in Bastion.
I'm also interested in Zia and Rucks relationship. Throughout the game, it's Rucks that's narrating to her, and I'd love more introspective fic on that, and how they interact with each other.
Another idea that's more Rucks-centric; how his life was like before the Calamity happened and before he meets The Kid. I don't recall if this was ever mentioned in the game, but maybe a chance of them meeting before the game starts? Could even be about how Rucks designed the Bastion in the first place.
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BEASTARS
Legosi, Haru
I would very much love Legosi/Haru fic that's as shippy as possible. Any emphasis on the danger of them being with each other, from Legosi's cravings for Haru, to Haru's own attraction to him despite the fear she feels. Maybe an alternate way of how their first meeting goes? One thing to note is that I haven't read the manga, so I only know about the anime. That said, if there's any plot elements you'd like to include from the manga into the fic, please feel free! I'm also very okay with smut fic with them very much.
I'm adding a bit more to this from my original sign-up, but any more introspection on their differences between carnivores and herbivores are really fascinating and I'd like to see that explored. You can also just write PWP with them as well! Another interest is seeing fic from Haru's POV and what she feels for Legosi and I'm more open to kinks for them if you go for smut with them.
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OFF
The Batter, Zacharie, The Judge, Sugar
I love this little game and The Batter. His one-minded goal to purify the world makes me want to see more of his interactions with the othe characters in the world and how they affect him in turn. Or is he not affected at all in the slighest? Does he have any regrets through it all? Or you can go with fic of others seeing the Batter through their eyes, such as when the The Judge finally meets him.
Though one of the most interesting characters we meet is Zacharie, who doesn't seem as put off by the Batter as other people. Would love an introspective fic between them (can also be a ship), and perhaps a story centered on when The Batter goes to kill his sister, Sugar, and how that may or may not change Zacharie. We only get hints of it in the game, I'd love to see that explored more. Or maybe the Batter and Sugar interact more than they got to? Even the Batter is put off by her intially.
Essentially I really would love fic thats a bit focused on the Batter! But I'm open to so many story ideas with him.
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Thanks for taking the time to read this! If you wanted to ask any more questions, my tumblr is at https://likes-words-and-shrimp.tumblr.com/. I'm also on twitter at https://twitter.com/darkhymns, if you're curious to know more of my tastes. Good luck with writing!
Same as other years for Yuletide! Honestly, I am so very easy to please because I just love the idea of someone writing gift fic for me, so thank you! As an aside, not all nominated characters need to be included in the fic! Please write your fic naturally and I am sure I will enjoy every aspect of it. But here's a few of my likes and dislikes to help out.
Likes: I love all sorts of genres and writing styles, though I am all about hurt/comfort and angst. But I am also so very good with gen fic, and whether its drama-filled story or humorous, I'm perfectly fine with both. Other stuff I'm into but not limited to; character introspection, worldbuilding, missing scenes in canon, and emotional bonds between characters so very much. I am open to a lot of AU settings as well; such as modern, sci-fi, coffee shop variety, and canon divergance fics.
Dislikes: Tend to not be a fan of character bashing, so please refrain from that in your story. (In the case of Aegis Alver for Crestoria, the other characters -constantly- make fun of him I know, so you can keep that dynamic in). Some AUs and other tropes that I'm specifically not into include high school settings for the most part, any mpreg situations, watersports and some violent non-con. (I would rather dub-con for the most part). Would prefer nothing with reader-insert, though I am perfectly okay with 2nd POV if the character addressed in the perspective is someone within the story and not the reader themself.
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Tales of Crestoria
Aegis Alver, Kanata Hjuger
Crestoria is my new tales obsession and I do adore the protag a bunch. I'd love some more introspective fic about Kanata, particularly about his younger years growing up. How much did he idolize his father? And how long has he known Misella and how did they meet? (I also ship Kanata/Misella very much and would not mind shippy fic with them!) A look into how killing his father affected him and his views on the world would also be great, as the game seems to have passed that section a bit too quick for my liking. Can include the rest of the Crestoria gang as well - maybe bonding fic with him and Vicious? Can even do something more light-hearted, such as trying to make their way through towns without much money on hand.
Aegis Alver is another favorite character. I'd like fic exploring his guilt a bit more, particularly about Queen Rebecca's death. If you have any Tales of Destiny knowledge, fic with him and his earlier years of being a knight and working with Leon is another fun idea. I also ship him with Vicious, and if you want to include that in the story, I'd be delighted. That said, I wouldn't mind a fic of Aegis being more gen-centered, as I'd love to see his history and character explored. (Addendum: In all honesty, I ship Aegis with pretty much anyone; another recent interest is him with Yuna. So if you wanna write Aegis with another character, please feel free I would be so very interested!)
Feel free to include characters from other Tales games! I've played Symphonia, Vesperia, Abyss, and Berseria. For preferences, I like Symphonia, and my ships for it are Lloyd/Colette (OTP!) and Sheena/Zelos, so feel free to include those! For the rest of the games, any ships are welcome. You can also include other tales games/characters not listed if you want to expand on the lore of Crestoria.
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Bastion
The Kid, Rucks, Zia
It's been years since I've played Bastion, but I still adore this game a ton. I'd love fic expanding on The Kid and Ruck's relationship, and the father/son role they have going on. Things that I'd be into: missing scenes between them in-game, Rucks singing his song for The Kid (The Pantheon from the Bastion OST), and maybe even Rucks watching the The Kid work on his weapons and skills while in Bastion.
I'm also interested in Zia and Rucks relationship. Throughout the game, it's Rucks that's narrating to her, and I'd love more introspective fic on that, and how they interact with each other.
Another idea that's more Rucks-centric; how his life was like before the Calamity happened and before he meets The Kid. I don't recall if this was ever mentioned in the game, but maybe a chance of them meeting before the game starts? Could even be about how Rucks designed the Bastion in the first place.
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BEASTARS
Legosi, Haru
I would very much love Legosi/Haru fic that's as shippy as possible. Any emphasis on the danger of them being with each other, from Legosi's cravings for Haru, to Haru's own attraction to him despite the fear she feels. Maybe an alternate way of how their first meeting goes? One thing to note is that I haven't read the manga, so I only know about the anime. That said, if there's any plot elements you'd like to include from the manga into the fic, please feel free! I'm also very okay with smut fic with them very much.
I'm adding a bit more to this from my original sign-up, but any more introspection on their differences between carnivores and herbivores are really fascinating and I'd like to see that explored. You can also just write PWP with them as well! Another interest is seeing fic from Haru's POV and what she feels for Legosi and I'm more open to kinks for them if you go for smut with them.
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OFF
The Batter, Zacharie, The Judge, Sugar
I love this little game and The Batter. His one-minded goal to purify the world makes me want to see more of his interactions with the othe characters in the world and how they affect him in turn. Or is he not affected at all in the slighest? Does he have any regrets through it all? Or you can go with fic of others seeing the Batter through their eyes, such as when the The Judge finally meets him.
Though one of the most interesting characters we meet is Zacharie, who doesn't seem as put off by the Batter as other people. Would love an introspective fic between them (can also be a ship), and perhaps a story centered on when The Batter goes to kill his sister, Sugar, and how that may or may not change Zacharie. We only get hints of it in the game, I'd love to see that explored more. Or maybe the Batter and Sugar interact more than they got to? Even the Batter is put off by her intially.
Essentially I really would love fic thats a bit focused on the Batter! But I'm open to so many story ideas with him.
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Thanks for taking the time to read this! If you wanted to ask any more questions, my tumblr is at https://likes-words-and-shrimp.tumblr.com/. I'm also on twitter at https://twitter.com/darkhymns, if you're curious to know more of my tastes. Good luck with writing!